Sapphic

发音

UK /ˈsæf.ɪk/
其它
US /ˈsæf.ɪk/

词形变化

Sapphics 复数 Sapphics

别名

sapphic Sapphick Saphic

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Sapphic verse.

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  2. 2.

    A person who is sapphic.

    Are you a fan of hate-to-love? Roommates? Royalty romances? Geology puns? Sapphics? Her Royal Highness has all of this and more. After Millie discovers her best friend turned maybe girlfriend kissing someone else, she decides to flee […]

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.

  2. 2.

    Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.

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  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of sapphic.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

lesbian

近义相关 3

homosexual rhythmic rhythmical

相关短语

sapphic vice

词源

Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian).

来源：wiktionary